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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 24, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published October 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM AST

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with Senator Ray Fonseca who is urging a Chapter 9 restructuring or possible federal takeover of WAPA, citing the utility providers mounting debt, frequent blackouts in the STT/STJ district and years of mismanagement. A St. Thomas woman is facing federal drug trafficking charges after Homeland Security agents intercepted a methamphetamine-filled package mailed from California and later found multiple narcotics and drug packaging material inside her home. Separately, federal agents arrested a man with a history of marijuana distribution charges at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport after finding nearly eight pounds of the drug hidden in his luggage during a Customs inspection of a Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale. Listen to these stories and more.

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Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas is the Radio News Reporter for WTJX-FM, 93.1. Born and raised on St. Croix, Ventura-Douglas graduated from the University of the Virgin Islands, where she received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. While at UVI, she worked in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone before beginning her career in radio. Ventura-Douglas fell in love with radio growing up, when she and her father would spend every morning and afternoon listening to local radio news legend, Alvin G. After leaving Senator Malone's office, she became the program director of Vivid Streaming. She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer. Soon after, she was tapped to switch to WTJX-FM to present an evening news. She is passionate about bringing radio news to the Virgin Islands community through the WTJX NewsFeed, airing every weekday at 5:00pm on 93.1 FM and available online, on demand.<br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682

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